Historical Events
- British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool: Irishman Fred Daly wins his only Open, 1 stroke clear of Reg Horne and Frank Stranahan
- Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Jack Kramer wins his only Wimbledon singles title beating fellow American Tom Brown 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
Famous Birthdays
- Morganna Roberts, Baseball's kissing bandit, born in Louisville, Kentucky
- William "Bill" Schnee, American musician, music producer, and audio engineer, born in Phoenix, Arizona